Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-20
WEST CHAPEL HILL CEMETERY.

The Newly Incorporated Association
Hold an Interesting Meeting at the
New Haven Heuse-PrOmInent Citi-
zens' Attend - Remembrance to the
Proposed Location A COMMITTEES
Appointed.
About fifty well known citizens attended
the meeting of the Chapel Hill Cemetery as.
ISOLATION at the New Haven House last night
Lawyer Hobart L. Hotchkiss presided and
after stating the meetings object and the
| location of the proposed cemetery-directly
| beyond the end of West Chapel street-its
desirability and beauty as a site, he said
| That the association, which is now a corpor
alton, has an agreement with Donald G.
| Mitchell for the purchase of this slightly
plateau and for the laying out of driveways
and the identifying of the land in general
Applications have been already received fol
ITO lots. 1t is proposed to issue certificates
of stock and any lot owner can have stock
Mr.. Hotchkiss proposed that a committee OF
six be appointed to investigate the subject
and report. He showed a drawing of the
proposed cemetery.
Mr.. Cleveland G. Smith, farmer residing
on Chapel street in Westville, entered re-
monstrance against the proposed cemetery
Mr. Hotchkiss replied that any who wanted
to demonstrate could do SO at a meeting OF
their own. This meeting was held to tell
citizens present the objects and aims Of the
association, not to hear remonstrants.
Mr.. Smith being asked what his interest in
the case was said he owned sixteen acres OF
land and others owned as much more all
nnder the hill. He said he came to the meet
ing not as an intruder, but by invitation by
postal card. He thought there was to be a
general discussion.
Ex-Mayor Lewis eu1ogized the beauty OF
the proposed location. It was a site unsur-
passed in New Haven. He thought this was
not the time or place for opposition, but to
hear what was proposed to be done. Mr.. B.
Noyes conceded in the latter portion CT these
remarks, making speech on the subject.
81 have counsel here to present remon-
strance,'' exclaimed Mr.. Smith. ct only ask
you leading citizens to see if am right in
this matter. AS understand it am to be
debarred from presenting it,"
It was moved to appoint committee OF
six to go out to the proposed cemetery and
look over the grounds, to see if the plan was
feasible. The committee was as follows:
General Merwin, Mr.. Dawson, ex-Mayor
Lewis, F. Dickerman, Professor Newton and
DR.. Lindsey. City Engineer Hill was after
ward added At General Merwin's sugges-
ton his name was erased, as he was present
merely as an enquirer.
Hon. Lynde Harrison thought it well to
hear Mr.. Smiths objections.
Coroner Mix, counsel for Mr.. Smith and
others who object to the plan, then spoke.
He said that when he first heard M. Hotch-
kiss tell the object of the meeting he decided
to say nothing He didn't care for any discus
sion then under the existing circumstances.
But as some were in favor of hearing Mr..
Smiths objections he would give them. "His
objection was not, as had been said, on ac-
count of land he had to sell, but because he
owned it. He objects to it because it will
cause serious damage in a sanitary way. He
has given the matter good deal of thought.
I have not investigated, but he tells me that
the drainage will be such as to go into Maltby
lake, where the water company get water
for the city, or it will go the other way and
enter the ponds of gentlemen from which ice
is furnished the people. Another objection is
that it is there very damp, wet and rocky.
1t is almost impossible to place graves there
on account of the rocks. Another is that
one of the principal streets, Chapel, which
runs into it, will be practically spoiled as re-
CARDS its extension and the citizens in that
section of the city are very strenuously op
posed to it. I thought before I came to the
meeting that the merits and dement's of the
scheme were to be discussed"
It was moved to leave the matter to the
committee. This remonstrance of the resi-
dents of West Chapel street, signed by Mr..
Smith and thirty-eight others, was referred
to the committee.